
Poland’s leaders signed a contract Jan. 31 to formally procure 32 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters for $4.6 billion, becoming the latest partner to join the F-35 family via foreign military sales. Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak signed the contract in Deblin, the location of the Polish Air Force’s 41st Training Aviation Base. The State Department had previously approved the FMS sale for a maximum price of $6.5 billion in September 2019 (Defense Daily, Sept. 11, 2019). Lockheed Martin [LMT] is…